Connecting Your Printer - Dell 2135cn - Multifunction Color Laser Printer Troubleshooting Manual

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Connecting Your Printer
Choosing the Right Cable
Connecting the Printer Directly to a Computer
Turning On the Printer
Connecting the Printer to the Network
Connecting the Telephone Line
Using the RESET Button
Choosing the Right Cable
Your Dell™ 2135cn Color Laser Multifunction Printer interconnection cable must meet the following requirements:
Connection type Connection specifications
USB USB 2.0
Ethernet 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX
Wall jack connector RJ11
Phone connector RJ11
1 Phone connector
2 Wall jack connector
3 Ethernet port
4 USB port
Connecting the Printer Directly to a Computer
A local printer is a printer which is directly attached to your computer using a USB cable. If your printer is attached to a network instead of your computer, skip
this section and go to "Connecting the Printer to the
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Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows Server
2008, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition, Windows Vista
See your computer operating system documentation to see if your system supports USB.
To attach the printer to a computer:
1. Ensure that the printer, computer, and any other attached devices are turned off and unplugged.
2. Connect the printer to the computer using a USB cable.
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, and Windows Vista 64-bit Edition support USB connections.
2003, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition, Windows Server